Herbs And More
Hey y'all. It's been a while since I've blogged anything, not since last year actually. I lost track a little bit but I'm back in full action! I'm starting the blog year out a little late but luckily I have starting moving again towards my true direction with health and mentality. I'll be moving back home very soon, which excites me to no end. I can't wait to start working out with friends again. I plan also on making it a chance for new beginnings, I would like to start swimming, biking, and a few other activities that I wanted to get into more now that I want to loose weight and keep healthy.
So a few months ago I started my very first herb garden. I planted three herbs (Chocolate Mint, Oregano, and Lemon Balm) in small containers and put them out on my balcony. They grew great! And I have had my first early harvest. This is my first attempt at growing "legal" herbs, heh. I find it very relaxing, being able to interact with the plants and see that my taking care of them makes them flourish. It was a small harvest, I let them grow out 4-6 inches and cut them back to about 2''. The Chocolate mint plant was very aggressive (as I've heard mint plants are) and put out long tentacles trying to invade other spaces, haha.
I've used a little of them fresh after soaking them in cold water for a day, and I dried some for keeping that I have also cooked with. They are delicious! Very fragrant. I want to grow a few more plants when I move once I find out what kind of space I'm working with. I also made these delicious strawberry drinks with the Chocolate Mint, and Lemon Balm!
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